Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 744 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
Subchapter G - DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE
Section 744.2105 - What types of discipline and guidance or punishment are prohibited?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

There must be no harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child. The following types of discipline and guidance are prohibited:

(1) Corporal punishment or threats of corporal punishment;

(2) Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training;

(3) Grabbing or pulling on a child;

(4) Putting anything in or on a child's mouth;

(5) Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child;

(6) Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane language;

(7) Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom, or closet;

(8) Withholding active play or keeping a child inside as a consequence for behavior, unless the child is exhibiting behavior during active play that requires a brief supervised separation or time out that is consistent with § 744.2103(b)(4) of this subchapter (relating to What methods of discipline and guidance may a caregiver use?); and

(9) Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child's age.

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